Recent content by GymEB10

"dynamics"? What is that? I did a search and I see it mentioned several times in a 2013 USAG vault values document, but it is not defined beyond the vague phrase "speed and power." Is it essentially a more technical-sounding way to describe "amplitude"?

@Pineapple_Lump You're obviously a longtime fan/observer with wide knowledge. You don't have any other comment on this subject (Nadia & Olga, for those too young to remember), other than trying to make me look foolish? That's disappointing. Learning from the knowledge & opinions of those who...

Yes, Olga did, absolutely. And I wouldn't be one bit surprised if it was Olga's routine that gave Pozsar and the Karolyis the idea to play up the crowd-pandering performance over traditional dance with Nadia. I didn't say Nadia was the first to do so. Olga's '72 routine has a fraction of that...

I cringe every time I watch that move, too. She just about tanked it, and was pretty lucky to walk away.

The first ever? That's hard to believe. Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to sound as if I'm gushing about Pozsar, but I recognize his place in history. In addition to the whole "perfect 10.0" thing, part of what made Nadia the sensation she was her cutesy image, which was pushed to the max in...

While we're at it, for anyone too young to remember, before Nadia in '76, there was Olga in '72. Olga Korbut almost single-handedly delivered gymnastics to the American public as an ultimate glamor sport, complete with unbelievable acrobatics, joy, crushing disappointment and irresistible...

Here is the FX routine with music and live sound (terrible picture, though). Still in the age of piano accompaniment. The choreography was way ahead of its time.

That floor routine shows (even without the music) the crazy genius of Geza Pozsar (now choreographing for Japan, I believe). That bar routine is just flat out crazy. The most amusing moment for me is the brief shot near the end of Tourischeva, looking dejected, seeming to be thinking, "What is...

The USAG of recent years would never allow the Olympic team to be determined by scores at championships or trials alone, and I can grudgingly admit there is some wisdom in that. A couple event specialists are usually a must, but you can't have too many specialists, or you're screwed if one of...

First post. I have a limited perspective, being just a longtime fan. I've probably seen a fraction of the meets the rest of you have, and only NCAA, elite and level 9-10. As others have said, 10's aren't terribly rare in NCAA, and I've seen one myself: UNC's Courtney Bumpers in 2004, one of...